the only place I know where it's given in its full-length version is as an appendix to the second edition of The Annotated Hobbit (annotated by Doug Anderson). The version in Unfinished Tales is shortened, as is the version in the LOTR appendices.

The Thorin in the full-length version of The Quest is strikingly characterized much closer to movie-Thorin, which makes it a very interesting read after having seen the movie!

and RA said he bashed a shield into his own face making his tooth go through his lip, and that he was mad at himself for doing so. I'm sure he also said it was during the Azanulbizar filming -- though it's possible they filmed the end scene on the Carrock right after that, I suppose! And yes, it was with Andy directing, not PJ.

You also didn't hear...drat, now I've forgotten who...Boromir? Legolas?...holler, when he saw the crows flying towards the Fellowship, "Eggplant from Dublin!"? Or think that Gimli in Moria said, "Ripe meat off the bone!"? Or hear Theoden say "Forth Air Lingus!"?

Thorin and Legolas are walking together. Suddenly one heads north, the other south. Which one does she follow?

(And you can't say Thorin because he's got a better sense of direction: he doesn't. He actually admits to getting lost twice on the way to Bilbo's. Legolas, though clearly unable to tell his southeasts from northwests, to the point where even Aragorn tells him to get a map, never actually admits he's directionally-challenged. So, based just on that, Ro should follow Thorin because at least he can admit to being lost!)

Thanks so much for providing the link. Only wish there was video. This is a nice long interview, and RA was given time to provide lots of detail as he answered questions. I loved his insights into the acting process -- his own and those of the actors around him. His tribute to Ian McKellan and how Ian "absolutely looks after" everyone he's in a scene with. How he would have loved to play Grima Wormtongue in LOTR, if he'd had the chance. And I was expecially intrigued by the question of whether there "was any mark left" by Del Toro that RA recognized during The Hobbit production. Armitage suspects, but doesn't name, "a certain creature left in the film which is all Del Toro, and I'll leave that for you to decide". My personal guess would be the goblin scribe. ...one morning long ago in the quiet of the world, when there was less noise and more green... The Hobbit

Forgot this until reviewing FOTR. I think the crack in the corner of the tile where Bilbo drops the Ring before leaving for Rivendell isn't there. In AUJ time the floor looks shinier and I don't see any cracks. Nice aging detail. ...she took the point at once, but she also took the spoons.